September factory activity slumps to crisis-era lows

LONDON (Reuters) - Factory activity in Europe and Asia slumped in September to levels not seen since the depths of the financial crisis as export demand dropped, surveys showed on Monday, reinforcing fears of a return to recession.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/1901d2d6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=September+factory+activity+slumps+to+crisis-era+lows&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F10%2F03%2Fuk-global-economy-pmi-idUKTRE79216J20111003%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=September+factory+activity+slumps+to+crisis-era+lows&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F10%2F03%2Fuk-global-economy-pmi-idUKTRE79216J20111003%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/114252706528/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/1901d2d6/kg/281/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/114252706528/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/1901d2d6/kg/281/a2.img" border="0"/></a> [More]

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